We keep 2 rewinders in the department right on the AV desk--we call them =
"self serve". We get patron's who are very unhappy that some of the =
tapes have not been rewound. So, it's self serve for them right in the =
library! Our policy is: we don't rewind and that's it. BTW, doesn't =
matter what brand we get--none of them last very long.
Carol Dunn
AV Librarian, Network Administrator and Webmaster
Findlay-Hancock County Public Library
206 Broadway
Findlay, Ohio 45840http://www.findlay.lib.oh.us

Video preservationists do not recommend those cheapie rewinders as they
tend to be very hard on the tapes in terms of tension. If you have an =
older
VCR that you're not using which still has a functionning rewind feature,
that's your best bet if cost is an issue.
Oksana